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THE 

SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS 



AN ORIGINAL FANTASY 

IN 

TWO SHORT ACTS 



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CHARACTERS 

In the order of their appearance 

Emily, Mr. Chalmers* housekeeper Mbs. James Beown 

Mr. John Chalmees, an elderly Mr. James Brown 

business man Chorus of Children 

Father Christmas Ragged Girl 
Spirit of Christmas 

SYNOPSIS 

Scene I. Room in Chalmers* Hoiise. Time: Christmas Eve 
Scene II. Room in Brown's House. Time : Evening of Christmas Day 



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NOV 23 1916 

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THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS 

SCENE I 

Christmas eve : Sitting room of John Chalmers, with hachelor 
comforts — table with houqnet of holly in center, easy chair, 
newspaper. Enter elderly, churlish-looking man with a busi- 
ness air; throws off coat, advancing towards chair he sees holly. 
Frowning impatiently, he snatches it from the jar and regards 
it for a second with great scorn. He is about to throw it in 
the fire, hut jams it back in the jar instead. Settles himself 
comfortably in the chair and takes onit cigar. He feels irritably 
in various pockets for a match. His first attempt to strike 
one is a failure and he flings it from him with a curse. He 
ago/in settles himself comfortably in his chair and begins open- 
ing his paper. Two raps at the door and his housekeeper 
enters, hesitating. 

Chalmers [with a snap] : Well, Emily, what d'y© want? 

Emily: Oh, sir, I've been waiting until you came in — I — I — 
haven't ordered the dinner for to-morrow yet, and — it's late. 

Chalmers [testily]: To-morrow's dinner! "Why on earth 
should you worry me about to-morrow's dinner? I always 
leave that sort of thing to you, you know — and very well you 
manage it. I'll say that for you [in a grudging tone]. 

Emily: Thank you, sir, — but to-morrow being Christmas day, 
I thought as you'd like 

Chalmers [explosively] : Might like my grandmother. Emily 
[thumping his fist on the table] I'll have no Christmas feast- 
ing in my house! Why should I make a fool of myself, like 
a darned sheep, just because everybody else loses his wits? 
[Working himself up] Christmas is an antiquated farce; a 
piece of antediluvian tomfoolery; an outgrown superstition — 
good enough, perhaps, for children. Why, half the fools who 



4 THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS 

keep Christmas do so because their great grandmothers kept 
it — or, probably, because they are fond of a big feed and it 
may be about the only time they get it. They don't care a 
rap for its origin or what it stands for! 
[Father Christmas cautiausly puts his head in around the 
door (or curtain) , center hack, and listens a minute , then 
withdraws. 1 
Chalmers [continuing] : The Spirit of Christmas is dead, I 
tell you, dead, and we won't rattle its dry bones in this house. 
No, Emily, [suhsiding] to-morrow, with us, is Thursday, the 
twenty-fifth day of December, 1916, and we'll have our usual 
Thursday dinner! 

[Steps and voices are heard outside. .Then children's voices 
singing, ^^Good King Wenceslas."^ Both listen, Chalmers 

ohviously irritated. When the song is finished ] 

Chalmers : Send 'em away ! Send 'em away before they start 
again. I won't encourage them. 

[Emily goes to the door, Shortly, they are heard shouting 
''Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas !'' Emily returns 
with a smile, which she quickly suppresses.] 
Chalmers: What's that they say? 
Emily: They were wishing me a Merry Christmas. 
Chalmers: Noisy little devils. [Suspiciously] You didn't give 

them anything, did you? 
Emily [shyly] : Yes — I — did. 
Chalmers [snorts angrily] : Humph ! 

[Emily is leaving the room.] 
Chalmers: I don't want to hurt your feelings, but these — eh — 
floral decorations don't appeal to me. Would you mind taking 
them with you? 
Emily [snatching up vase and speaking with exasperation] : 
Well, they'll look fine on the kitchen table; and it's a blessing 
your bite isn't as bad as your bark [shutting the door with 
a hmig]. 



*For carol and music see pages 15 and 16. 



THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS 5 

Chalmers [laughing gruffly]: Ha, ha, ha! Now, I've raised 
her Ebenezer — but I can't have any Christmas nonsense in 
my house. I wonder if I can get a little peace now. [He 
again prepares to settle comfortably when 'phone hell rings.] 
Hello ! Hello ! Yes, this is Chalmers. Who ? Who ? Brown ? 
Oh, Brown. Yes. Oh, thank you. To-morrow evening? All 
right. Yes, I'll come 'round. About eight o'clock? All 
right. Good night. [Settles hack in chair.] I believe the 
Browns are the only sane family in town. There'll be no 
Christmas nonsense with them or they wouldn't have asked 
me. [Beads newspaper for a minute, then aloud] ''We will 
conclude by wishing to our readers, young and old, rich and 

poor, a right 'Merry Christmas' and " [throws the paper 

down, all crumpled up.] Even the confounded newspaper has 
caught the infection. 

[He takes off his spectacles and settles himself for a nap. 
Father Christmas peeps in, sees him asleep and enters, 
followed hy Spirit of Christmas.] 

Father Christmas: This is the man I was speaking about. 
Doesn 't he look a cheerful old boy ? You know, there used to 
be some children in this house and I had forgotten they had 
removed. Just as I was coming in, I heard him say it, — ' ' The 
Spirit of Christmas is dead, I tell you, the Spirit of Christmas 
is dead!" 

Spirit of Christmas [softly, looking kindly at the sleeper] : 
Poor old man! [Chirpily] Do you know. Father Christmas, 
I never felt so alive before as I do this year. More people 
than ever before are keeping me alive in their hearts. Thou- 
sands and thousands of houses welcome me so joyfully. 

Father Christmas [enthusiastically] : And I'm feeling 
younger every year. I'm really awfully worried about it. I 
counted six red hairs in my beard yesterday and my figure 
is becoming less fathermotherly. I'm so afraid the children 
won't know me in a few more years at this rate. 

Spirit of Christmas : Cheer up. Daddy Christmas. They cer- 
tainly won't know you with a sad face. [She dances around. 



6 THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS 

then pauses again in front of the sleeping man, puzzled.] 
How shall I treat this poor old fellow ? I 've been watching 
him for a long time, and he is getting quickly worse. It's a 
case of shrinkage of the heart and swelling of the purse. I 
put it into Mr. Brown 's heart to ask him for to-morrow night. 
You know — the house where we left so many toys for their 
Christmas tree. They're having a lot of children for to- 
morrow night, but I'm afraid he's too far gone for that to 
make him happy. 

Father Christmas: Well, my dear, we must be off. [Pulling 
out large n^tehook] I've still a million and sixty- two stockings 
to fill. It's a good thing I traded my reindeer team for a 
flying machine. 

Spirit of Christmas: And I've been working night and day 
for weeks [dancing lightly around] but it's not work that 
makes me weary. There are fewer poor children left without 
gifts this year than ever before. All the hospitals, I attended 
to weeks ago. But I would like this old man to help me before 
another year comes. ... I wonder if we should make 
him feel the pinch of poverty again to bring some sympathy 
to his hard old soul. [Father Christmas shakes his head.] 
You remember it is only since he made some money that he 

- began to get grouchy. 

Father Christmas: It's his eyes that are wrong. [Tenderly] 
He isn't seeing right, poor fellow. 

Spirit op Christmas [clapping her hands] : That's it! That's 
it! [She picks up his spectacles.] His spectacles are wrong. 
[She hreathes on them three times and waves her wand.] 
I believe we've done the trick. Daddy [gleefully dancing]. 
Come along, Father Christmas! 

Father Christmas: Yes, indeed! I've a lot of emergency 
orders to attend to. I'm the hardest worked man in the land, 
but I don't object to overtime. 

[Both exit talking and laughing.] 
[Chalmers, ivaking, stretches, and yawns. Looks at his 
watch.] 



THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS 7 

Chalmers: By Jove! I've been sleeping. Well, I'll get to 
bed before those confounded Christmas bells begin. [He puts 
on spectacles and picks up paper.] Strange, how much better 
I feel for that little nap. The idea of Emily giving those 
noisy kids something out of her miserable wage! I wonder 
if she has gone to bed. [He rings.] 

Emily [enters] : Yes, sir! 

Chalmers: Er — Emily — eh — about to-morrow. If you — eh — 
want to make a fool of yourself, to-morrow, why, I don't want 
to stop you. I suppose you'd like to go to your home. 

Emily [overwhelmed] : Oh, sir ! I was going to ask you, 
but '* 

Chalmers: Yes, yes — ^but — ^you thought I'd snap your head 
off — eh? Well, I shall be out, anyway, and you may as well 
enjoy yourself in your own way — and — eh — [bashfully] it's 
a long time since I gave you anything — here you are 
[sheepishly], 

Emily: Five dollars! [Almost weeping] Oh — sir 

Chalmers [testily and awkwardly] : There, there! That'll do! 
That'll do! ' 

Emily [going] : Good night, sir, — and — [as she reaches the 
door] A Merry Christmas! 

Chalmers : Good night, Emily — and — same to you. ... I 
certainly feel much better to-night. [He picks up a hit of 
holly dropped on the floor and absently puts it in his button- 
hole, yawns, goes to side table and lights his candle, yawning.] 

curtain 



SCENE II 

Evening op Christmas day : The Brown's house in festive mood. 
Christmas tree loaded. Spirit of Christmas discovered exam- 
ining it. 

Spirit of Christmas: Yes, this is a lovely tree. Each gift 
inspired by a loving thought. 



a THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS 

[Singing or reciting,] 

Nursed high on the mountain, 

Fed with rain and mist and dew, 
The warm sun the fountain 

Of your strength and beauty, too. 

Oft by the south winds kissed, 

Whispering love from sunny seas. 
Or by the north winds blest. 

Bending boughs before the breeze. 

The east winds came bringing, 

Freezing limbs and snowy face; 
The west winds came singing, 

Lithe limbs bent again with grace. 

Why, I feel quite sentimental and could rhyme by the yard 

Life's only worth while. 

If you bring a smile 

To the cheek of all whom we meet. 

And all their great riches 

Will land them in ditches, 

If the friends whom they meet get cold feet. 

[Laughing] Ha — ^here come my friends! I am invisible, but 
they can always feel my presence. 

[Enter Mr. Brown followed hy Mrs. Brown.] 
Mrs. Brown ; Just a last look, to see that everything is all right. 

How happy all the kiddies are. 
Mr. Brown : Yes, and how happy you are, too, to see them so. 
Mrs. Brown [laughing] : Of course, I am. I could just dance 
round the tree, myself. It's the Spirit of Christmas I can 
feel in the air. 

[Spirit of Christmas, slowly retiring to center hack, waving 

her wand, smilingly disappears hehindj curtain, while Mrs. 

Brown goes to piano and sings, spontaneously, a couple of 

verses — stopping suddenly.] 

Mrs. Brown: Oh, you did 'phone Mr. Chalmers, didn't you? 

Mr. Brown [chuckling] : Yes, the old boy sounded rather 

grouchy about it, but he said he would come around. 



THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS 9 

Children [calling outside the door] : May we come in? 
Mr. Brown: Yes. Come along. 
Mrs. Brown: Come in, now. 

[Children pour in with shoxds wnd exclamations.] 
First Little Girl: Oh, isn't that the loveliest, loveliest tree? 
First Little Boy: Oh, I see a drum. I wonder if Father 

Christmas sent that to me. 
Mr. Brown: Listen, children. I've got a great surprise for 

you! 
Mrs, Brown : A most wonderful surprise. 
Mr. Brown [slowly and solemnly] : Father Christmas is coming 

here, to-night. 
Second Little Girl [anxiously] : You don't mean his very, 

very own self ? 
Mr. Brown: Yes. His very own self. You know he chooses 

one house each year where he takes off his invisible cloak and 

meets some of the children whom he loves. Well, this year, 

he sent a message that he would come here. 
rOh! 
Children [gasp] : J Oh, my! 

Oh, how jolly! 
Mrs. Brown: My only worry is, how are we to greet him? 

[Anxiously] I've looked in all the etiquette books I could 

find, but they don 't seem to include him. He 's neither among 

The Church Dignitaries nor the Officers of State, nor Royal 

Family. I even looked up Civil Servants, but he wasn't there ! 

Do you think [to Mr. Brown] we should address him as a 

King, or perhaps call him ''Your Worship"? 
Mr. Brown [scratching his head] : It's a puzzle. 
Mrs. Brown: I wouldn't hurt his feelings for anything. 
Mr. Brown [has an inspiration] : Suppose we all bow very low 

and say, ''All Hail, Father Christmas!" 
Mrs. Brown [considering] : Yes, I believe that's the very thing. 

We'd better practice now, children. [To Mr. B.] You pretend 

to be Father Christmas and come in at the door. 
Mr. Brown: Right, oh! [Exit.] 



10 THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS 

[Mrs. Brown arranges the children, telling them how to stand 
and speak. Enter Mr. Brown, slowly and with great 
assumed dignity.] 
Children [howing low and in awestruck voices] : All Hail, 

Father Christmas! 
Mrs. Brown [with a sigh of relief] : That will do splendidly. 
Now, we needn't worry about it any more, and there's time 
for another game — or would you like a song? 
J A song, Uncle! 
' I^Song, Mr. Brown ! 
Mr. Brown : All right. I '11 sing you one. 

[Children sit at one side of stage with hacks to door, in semi- 
circle; little ones cross-legged in front. Mrs. Brown sits 
at piano. Mr. Brown astride a chair. Sings ^'Dear Little 
Jammy Face'' (or any children's song). Just after he has 
begun, Mr. Chalmers enters, hat in hand, wearing his 
spectacles, from piano side. Mrs. Brown nods and smiles, 
from piano. He is looking startled and embarrassed to see 
the crowd, but Mrs. B. signals to him with one hand to lay 
down his coat and hat. He does so and advances to the 
piano awkwardly, but presently gets into the spirit of the 
song, beating time and joining in the chorus. Song over, 
the Browns shake hands with him — ^'So glad to see you, 
etc."] 
Mr. Brown: That's right to come in! We thought you'd like 
to see the children's fun and [looking at his watch nervoiisly] 
you're just in time to join us in greeting the guest of the 
evening. 
Mr. Chalmers: Oh — and who's that? 
Mr. Brown [proudly] : Father Christmas. 
Mr. Chalmers [making a dash for his hat and coat] : Er — 
you'll excuse me — but I had forgotten an appointment. 
[They try to detain him, expostulating, and while he hesitates 
a loud step and a jovial voice are heard approaching, 
singing:] 

*'A jovial monk am I, 



THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS 11 

[Enter Father Christmas, singing, at the door] 

Contented with my lot, 
The world without this gate, I flout, 
Nor care for it one jot. 

"Shall I make life dull and dreary, 

Because a somber garb I wear (ha, ha) 
I've a heart that's light and cheery 
And can afford to laugh at care. 

Chorus 
"A contented mind is a blessing kind 
And a merry heart is a purse well lined; 
So what care I, let the world go by, 
For it's better far to laugh than cry." 

Children [shrieking with joy]: Father Christmas! Father 

Christmas! [They close around him with ohvious delight. 

two little girls jump into his arms, hoys hang onto his coat 

tails, clutch his legs, etc.] 
Mr. and Mrs. Brown [horrified]: Oh, children! [They call 

some of them off and with Mr. Chalmers hand in hand, in line, 

they advance and bow low.] 
All : All Hail, Father Christmas ! 
Father Christmas: What's that? 

[All repeat.] 
Father Christmas [shivering and turning up his coat collar] : 

Mercy on us, but it is cold. I must have left the door open. 

[Turning, he pretends to he going.] 
Mr. and Mrs. Brown [spontaneously with hands ont] : Oh, 

Father Christmas, we 're so glad to see you ! 
Father Christmas: Ha, ha! That's warmer. I feel more at 

home, now. [To Mr. Chalmers, shaking his hand vigorously] 

My good sir, I'm glad to see you here. You're looking better 

since the last time I saw you. 
Mr. Chalmers [with ponderous civility] : You have the advan- 
tage of me, sir. I never saw you before, though once in my 

extreme youth I heard you in the chimney. 



12 THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS 

Father Christmas: Ha, ha, ha! Chimneys were chimneys in 
those days. I've had to advance with the times and learn to 
slip through an electric radiator ! Well, children, we 'd better 
get to business, eh? [Suddenly and in mock sternness] How 
many of you lay awake and watched for me last night ? 

One Child: I meant to, but I didn't know I had gone to sleep 
till I woke up. 

Second Child: I thought I heard you coming into our room 
and shut my eyes very tight. Then I peeped a tiny bit, but it 
was only mother with a light. 

One Boy: One big boy at school told me there was no such 
person as you. Father Christmas, and it was only kids who 
believed it. Now I'll tell him he was all wrong. 

Father Christmas: Ha, ha, Charlie, you have the right eyes 
to see ! There 's always some big boy, and even some big 
grown-up people who see nothing where others see the most 
wonderful things. I know a man, an old man, now, and he 
hasn't seen the stars for years, he's been so busy looking for 
a gold mine. These big boys and big smart people aren't 
nearly as happy as you and I, eh? 

]VIr. Chalmers [to himself] : I was one of those big smart boys. 

Father Christmas: You're feeling happier, now, Chalmers, 
old boy. 

Ragged Girl [from, witho'ut, singing a Christmas carol alone. In 
the middle of the singing she is stopped hy coughing.] 

Mrs. Brown [looking out the window] : Oh, the poor child! 
I must bring her in. [Goes out. Returns leading the girl, who 

■-_ is clad in rags. The girl shrinks backward, dazzled by the 
light and the bright^iess.] 

One Child [running forward kindly] : Come and see our 
Kismgis tee, ittle girl. 

Another Child [takes her by the hand to lead her to it] : Oh, 
how cold your hands are ! 

Father Christmas [tenderly] : Let me warm her. [He rubs 
her hands between his.] Did you wonder if Father Christmas 
had forgotten you ? Or that you had grown too big for him ? 



THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS 13 

Why, I expected to meet you here to-night and [wJiimsically] 
I just slipped your party frock into my satchel! [Produces 
white frock from his sack, shakes it out, and holds it out to 
her.] 

Ragged Girl [clasping her hands] : Oh [in ecstasy], for me? 

Mrs. Brown: I'll help her to put it on this minute. Come, 
darling. [Both exit. Mrs. Brown's arm around girVs 
shoulder.] 

Father Christmas [agitatedly feeling in all his pockets and over 
his person. Then in sack, which he finally turn^ inside out 
and shakes] : Not another thing have I got and there's noth- 
ing on the tree for that poor child. I must fly off to my store 
at once. Children, I'll try to be back in time. 

Chorus op Children's Voices: Don't go away, Father 
Christmas ! 

First Child : Give her my toys. 

Second Child: Give her mine. 

Several Children : Give her ours. Give her mine. 

Mr. Chalmers [who has heen talking quietly to Brown and 
intently observing the scene, comes toward Father Christ- 
mas. He takes out an envelope from his inside pocket and 
drops one or tivo coins into it. Speaking very quietly and 
earnestly] : May an old man be permitted to give one of his 
toys, too? 

Father Christmas [cheerful again] : Hurrah ! The Spirit 
of Christmas has come to my rescue again. She's always 
helping me out. But that was a narrow shave. [While 
speaking, he puts the envelope on the tree and alters some of 
the names.] 
[Re-enter Ragged Girl, now dressed, and Mrs. Brown.] 

Father Christmas [resuming] : Now you will see what Father 
Christmas has brought you. Mrs. Brown will help me, I 
know. [Hands gifts from, the tree to each of the children, 
with remarks, while Spirit of Christmas is discovered behind 
and above, waving her wand from, the tree toward the chil- 
dren. Mr. Chalmers and Mr. Brown boih go among the 



14 THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS 

children, Chalmers delight fully interested and boyish. 
Ragged Girl gets her share of the gifts, and, last of all, the 
envelope. The children group around as she opens it and 
empties the money into her hand.] 

Eagged Girl [in frightened surprise] : "Why, it 's gold ! 

Children [echo]: Gold! Gold! 

Mr. Chalmers [solemnly] : Yes, children, gold to you is won- 
derful, because of the toys and candy it can buy. To this 
poor girl it means food and warmth and a few comforts which 
she badly needs. To me it meant power and influence and 
selfish comfort, and the getting of gold was all I lived for. 
I actually grudged the time spent in a friendly call. 

Mr. Brown: Oh, Chalmers, you weren't so bad as that! 

]Mr. Chalmers: I was becoming blind to all the things that 
make life worth living and I even thought the Spirit of 
Christmas was dead. [Spirit of Christmas is heard 
laughing.] 

The Browns and Bigger Children : What was that ? 

Small Girl : I think it was like a fairy laughing. 

Mr. Chalmers [continuing] : I thank you, my friends, for " 
showing me my mistake and with your help, I will try to 
mend my ways. [To the Children] Will you promise that 
next Christmas you will all come and see my Christmgis tree ? 

Children: Oh, yes! etc. 

Chalmers [to Father Christmas] : And you, too, Father 
Christmas ? [Bowing to him] If you would honor me ? 

Father Christmas: Why, of course; and I know I shall find 
you a happier man. Fellowship, kindness, service for others : 
these are the currency of happiness. [Nodding wisely] 
Father Christmas, he knows. [Singing, in which all join:] 

"A contented mind is a blessing kind 
And a merry heart is a purse well lined; 
So what care I, let the world go by, 
For it's better far to laugh than cry." 

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THIRTY NEW CHRISTMAS 
DIALOGUES AND PLAYS 

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A BOOK of thirty new, original, bright and clever Christmas dialogues 
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Four or five of the dialogues are in v^rse and 
a few of the plays are interspersed with music. 

CONTENTS 



THIKEY NEW 

CHRISTMAS 

DIALOGUES cAND 



All His Fault 
The Boastful Weathervane 
A Christmas Acrostic 
Christmas at Holly Farm 
Christmas Exercise 
A Christmas Journey 
Christmas Influence 
Christmas in the Air 
A Christmas Secret 
A Christmas Stocking 
Christmas Surprise for 

Mother Goose 
Christmas Sympathy 
Christmas Visitors 
Christmas Wishes 



Christmas with Mother 

Goose 
The Great Sale - 
Helping Santa Claus 
The Look of Things 
Merry Christmas 
The Merry Elves 
The Next Day 
No Christmas in the House 
No Presents 
Santa Claus Junior: 

Substitute 
Snowflakes and the Fairies 
Trials of Christmas 

Shopping 




The True Christmas Spirit 
Unexpected Company 
A Visit to Santa Claus 
What They Do 




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